Centre-Sud-Ouest de l’Ontario

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The province will seriously pursue an immigration strategy similar to Quebec’s, which allows it to pick and choose its own immigrants, says Ontario’s immigration minister. […] The panel — comprising economists, people working in immigrant settlement, and corporate and industry leaders — said Ontario needs to attract at least 135,000 newcomers a year, raise the ratio of skilled workers and take charge of immigrant selection to keep its economic engine running beyond 2014.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1267050–ontario-wants-greater-power-on-immigrant-selection